1993 Mercury Sable: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 981 complaints
981
Total Complaints
94,687mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Top Issue
24
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

66,950 25th Percentile
94,687 Median Mileage
135,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
284
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
65
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
36
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
34
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
33
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
29
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
26
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
24
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
23
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
22

Severity Assessment

24
Crashes
15
Fires
17
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING, REPLACED RACK AND PUMP, TO NO AVAIL. TT"
"TRANSMISSION; LOCK UP HESITATE WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. TT"
"TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28